TABLE 2.

Circulating ANGPTL3/8 and ANGPTL4/8 are highly correlated with metabolic syndrome markers

Phenotype	ANGPTL3/8		ANGPTL4/8
	R-Value	P	R-Value	P
TG	0.485	<0.0001	0.261	<0.0001
HDL-C	−0.279	<0.0001	−0.247	<0.0001
LDL-C	0.218	<0.0001	0.062	0.24 (NS)
Total cholesterol	0.233	<0.0001	0.072	0.18 (NS)
BMI	0.484	<0.0001	0.377	<0.0001
Waist-hip ratio	0.351	<0.0001	0.240	<0.0001
Fasting glucose	0.282	<0.0001	0.215	<0.0001
Fasting insulin	0.635	<0.0001	0.473	<0.0001
Systolic blood pressure	0.187	0.0005	0.196	0.0003
Diastolic blood pressure	0.286	0.0002	0.234	<0.0001

ANGPTL3/8 and ANGPTL4/8 complexes were measured in fasting serum samples from SCARF subjects (n = 352), and their associations with various metabolic parameters were assessed.